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This year started off so very, very horribly with d-day and the giant shit sandwich that comes with it all. Divorce, stress, and what is turning into recovery in my new beginning have brought me to this place not even 6 months later. I was honestly worried for the longest time that my work performance was slipping. My head and heart just weren't in it for a while, and I still struggle some days. So, when I got the call from my director yesterday, I certainly didn't expect what he would say.

I can now say I'm a Senior Operations Manager for a business unit of a company I know everyone here has heard of. We are the focus of said company and we're growing at an exponential rate. This is such an incredible opportunity, and even with as tough as it will be to adjust to for a bit, my resume just became gold overnight. I am so incredibly excited. It's insane.

To think, broken and half-dead me was still good enough to stand out to this degree. I hope this is a sign of good things to kick off the second half of 2014. I'm not even embarrassed to say your man right here may have let out a "squee" in my car on the way home after hearing.

Anyway, wanted to pass some of my positive mood along to you all!

As life gets longer, awful feels softer and it feels pretty soft to me. If it takes shit to make bliss then I feel pretty blissfully. If life's not beautiful without the pain, then I'd rather never see beauty again.
-Modest Mouse

Posts: 2747 | Registered: Jan 2014 | From: Texas

nowiknow23♀ 33226Member # 33226

Posted: 7:33 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

That's FANTASTIC! Congratulations, MoS!!!

You can call me NIK

And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane

Posts: 38045 | Registered: Aug 2011

Williesmom♀ 22870Member # 22870

Posted: 7:36 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

yay! Congrats!

You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister. -George Costanza
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. - Madeleine Albright

Posts: 8964 | Registered: Feb 2009 | From: Western PA

jo2love♀ 31528Member # 31528

Posted: 7:53 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congrats!!!! I am so happy for you!

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phmh♀ 34146Member # 34146

Posted: 8:04 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congratulations! Definitely a sign of more fabulous things to come in your new life.

Great job!!!

Me: BW, divorced, now fabulous and happy!

Married: 11 years, no kids

Character is destiny

Posts: 4120 | Registered: Dec 2011

lieshurt♀ 14003Member # 14003

Posted: 8:09 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congratulations!

If you want them to quit stabbing you in the back, then quit handing them the knife.

Posts: 15101 | Registered: Mar 2007 | From: Houston

Brandon808♂ 35619Member # 35619

Posted: 8:37 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congratulations!

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inconnu♀ 24518Member # 24518

Posted: 8:58 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congratulations!!!

Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we'll ever do. ~ Brené Brown

Posts: 12716 | Registered: Jun 2009 | From: DeepInTheHeartof, Texas

sheila0304♀ 25041Member # 25041

Posted: 9:04 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Squeeeeee!!!!!

Great new beginning!

Posts: 1202 | Registered: Aug 2009

MadeOfScars♂ 42231Member # 42231

Posted: 9:05 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Thanks everyone!

The only kinda "sad" part was my first reaction upon getting the news was to tell someone, and that someone had been my ex for so long. Anyway, my family knows, and once the "official" announcement is made I may not be able to keep my mouth shut for a while. My success is just another loss for my ex. This is about me and for me. Ah, feels great.

So, I may not post here as much as I did for a while, but it'll be great to take on some new challenges, break out of what was my norm for so long, and drive forth change and progress. Hell, even a month ago I would've probably crumbled under the new pressure. Now - bring it!

As life gets longer, awful feels softer and it feels pretty soft to me. If it takes shit to make bliss then I feel pretty blissfully. If life's not beautiful without the pain, then I'd rather never see beauty again.
-Modest Mouse

Posts: 2747 | Registered: Jan 2014 | From: Texas

norabird♀ 42092Member # 42092

Posted: 10:02 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

I'm so happy to hear this! You have such a wonderful attitude and you deserve it.

WOOHOO!!!!!!

Sit. Feast on your life.

Posts: 4324 | Registered: Jan 2014 | From: NYC

MovingUpward♂ 14866Member # 14866

Posted: 10:06 PM, June 4th (Wednesday), 2014

Congrats!!

AKA Moo

Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; they’ll scratch you up time and time again but in the end you’re polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Posts: 54369 | Registered: Jun 2007 | From: Big Blue Nation

She11ybeanz♀ 27457Member # 27457

Posted: 10:24 AM, June 5th (Thursday), 2014

Congrats!!! ::woot woot::

"Sometimes your knight in shining armor ...is just a douchebag in tin foil!!"